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Make Valentines Day Gifts

DIY your way to some cheap lovin'.

By , About.com Guide

It's time to make some love. Literally. We're going to make Valentines Day gifts that work double-time on expressing love and saving cash.

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1. Felt Heart Pin

Felt Heart PinRain Blanken

Sheets of felt can be bought for pennies and easily turned into decorative jewelry pieces. I used two different colors of felt to create this office pin for Valentines Day.

Get the Step-by-Step Instructions

2. Valentines Day Cross-Stitch

Heart Cross-StitchDesigns © Connie G. Barwick
Wear your heart on your sleeve when you stitch it on with these cool cross-stitch patterns. You can add some love to the cuff of your jeans, the front of your t-shirt, a recovered journal...anywhere you can stitch a patch of beautiful thread, these patterns will come in handy. Our Guide to Cross-Stitching has lots to share.
Stitch something huggable.

3. Valentines Day Knitting Patterns

Heart WristbandsSarah E. White
As if snuggling up to your sweetie wasn't keeping you warm enough, our Guide to Knitting has put together lots of knitting patterns that are sure to encourage some cuddle time. I just love these wristbands.
Get all the lovely patterns.

4. Heart Shaped Gift Boxes

Heart Shaped BoxLesley Sheperd
Craft a heart-shaped box for your sweetie to store jewelry, pins or hair clippies. Our Guide to Miniatures will take you step-by-step.
Craft your own box.

5. Valentines Day Jewelry

Purple Romance EarringsTammy Powley
If you have some beads, wire, string, pendants and good old fashioned creativity lying around, then you're ready to take on some of these refined necklace, bracelet and earring projects from our Guide to Jewelry Making.
Get all the projects.

6. Valentines Safety Pin Jewelry

Love Safety PinSherri Osborn
Safety pin jewelry is made when you string tiny seed beads together to make a picture that dangles from a safety pin. These make great jewelry for both office wear and fun kids styles. Here, our Guide to Family Crafts shows us how to make Valentines Day pins.
See the gallery of patterns.

7. Heart Stencils for Patch, Screen Printing and Spray Painting

Heart StencilsRain Blanken
Add a heart to just about anything. Poof, it's a Valentines gift!

Well, you'll have to add your own special brand of pizazz to it, but these heart stencils should get you started. You can use them to create patches or spray paint with fabric paints.

See the free heart patterns.

8. Simple Play-Doh Heart Necklace

This one is so easy. I suggest substituting Sculpey for the Play-Doh for a more durable heart necklace. Our Guide to Family Crafts will tell you how.
Make this quick necklace.

9. Celebrate in Style

Valentines Day HatsRain Blanken

You can create a Valentines Day party hat with these free printable hat templates and instructions on how to decorate them with feathers, glitter and ribbon.

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